Signal cable assembly with fibrous insulation

Abstract

A cable assembly including a plurality of wire conductors of varying diameters and a strand of fibrous material wrapped around each conductor or bundles of conductors.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cable assembly comprising a first conductor assembly for passing a positive electrical signal, said first conductor assembly comprising: a central conductor,   a strand of fibrous dielectric material wrapped around said central conductor,   a plurality of additional conductors formed into a plurality of bundles wrapped around said strand of fibrous dielectric material, and   a strand of fibrous dielectric material wrapped around each of said bundles; and     a second conductor assembly for passing a negative electric signal, said second conductor assembly comprising: a central conductor,   a strand of fibrous dielectric material wrapped around said central conductor,   a plurality of additional conductors formed into a plurality of bundles wrapped around said strand of fibrous dielectric material, and   a strand of fibrous dielectric material wrapped around each of said bundles.     
     
     
       2. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein the strands extending around each of said bundles are wrapped in the same direction as said bundles. 
     
     
       3. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said conductor assemblies further comprises a plurality of intermediate conductors extending between said central conductor and said bundles. 
     
     
       4. The cable assembly of claim 3 further comprising a fibrous dielectric material extending around each of said intermediate conductors. 
     
     
       5. The cable assembly of claim 4 wherein the fibrous dielectric material extending around said intermediate conductors is in the form of a strand which is wrapped around each of said intermediate conductors. 
     
     
       6. The cable assembly of claim 5 wherein the strands extending around each of said intermediate conductors are wrapped in the same direction as said bundles. 
     
     
       7. The cable assembly of claim 3 wherein the diameter of each central conductor is greater than that of each intermediate conductor and the diameter of each intermediate conductor is greater than that of each conductor in each of said bundles. 
     
     
       8. The cable assembly of claim 3 wherein said intermediate conductors are wrapped around said central conductor and said bundles are wrapped around said intermediate conductors. 
     
     
       9. The cable assembly of claim 1 wherein said first conductor assembly and said second conductor assembly are twisted about each other for substantially the entire length of said cable assembly. 
     
     
       10. The cable assembly of claim 9, further comprising an insulation sleeve extending around both of said twisted conductor assemblies.